CMS Price Transparency Data
X-ray, chest (single view)
Facility: Cook Childrens Medical Center
Billing Code: 71045 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$83
about 0.9× the $89 Medicare rate · typically $19–$116
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $89 Fair price $83 Hospital's list price $91
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
5 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser Permanente
Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.
| Insurance company | Price range | vs. Medicare |
|---|---|---|
| UnitedHealthcaremajor | $40 - $555 | 45% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $33 - $548 | 37% |
| Aetnamajor | $23 - $484 | 26% |
| Cignamajor | $77 - $555 | 87% |
| Humanamajor | $79 - $574 | 89% |
| Molina | $34 - $241 | 38% |
| + 10 smaller / regional plans | $21 - $600 |
Government programs also on file: Medicaid.
Excludes 5 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at Cook Childrens Medical Center
Compare: X-ray, chest (single view) at other TX hospitals
- Titus Regional Medical Center · Mount Pleasant $19
- Northwest Texas Hospital · Amarillo $21
- Childrens Medical Ctr of Dallas · Dallas $22
- Childrens Medical Center Plano · Plano $22
- Ascension Providence · Waco $26
- South Texas Health System · Edinburg $26
- Dell Seton Med Center at the University of Tx · Austin $26
- Doctors Hospital of Laredo · Laredo $26
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.